For Apple junkies like me, the charging situation can become a bit ridiculous. Multiple cords and wireless chargers can become tangled across the nightstand each night as you search for more outlets to plug all those adapters into. Anyone with lots of Apple products will appreciate the convenience of owning one of the best wireless
Read MoreKeep your best Apple Watch’s screen scratch and scuff proof with a tempered glass screen protector. The Apple Watch’s screen may seem small enough that it won’t easily scratch, but wearing it on your wrist every day means it’s prone to damage sooner or later! It’s always best to play it safe. Best overall: Misxi
Read MoreThis is Igloo! His birthday was yesterday, and he is very patient and kind. | Alex Cranz Elinor Karlsson has never owned a dog. But ever since she was a graduate student, she’s been studying dog genetics. (They’re good models for studying genetic diseases in humans.) Part of that work involved collecting genetic and behavioral
Read MoreImage: Startup Trail My startup went public, and it only took me about 25 minutes to pull it off. I don’t remember what the company does, though I don’t think it really matters? I own 16 percent of the place, but after I made some rash decisions about a legal fight and opted to set
Read MoreAlex Hern / The Guardian: Snap CEO Evan Spiegel dismisses Meta’s metaverse ambitions as “ambiguous and hypothetical” and says the word “metaverse” is never uttered in Snap’s offices — Founder says his company is committed to augmenting the real world rather than replacing it
Read MorePhoto by Win McNamee/Getty Images Standing beside a poster-sized printout of her suspended Twitter account, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced a new bill on Thursday to abolish Section 230 — the hotly debated law that protects tech companies from liability over what users post on their platforms. Titled the 21st Century FREE Speech Act,
Read MoreHuawei has released the Band 7, a diminutive smartwatch packed with features. The GT 3 Pro offers a classic aesthetic masquerading as a smartwatch. Both devices are in China only for now but should make their way to other territories soon. Huawei has released its latest round of smartwatches, including the Band 7 and the
Read MoreMost of us are familiar with virtual machines (VMs) as a way to test out various operating systems, reliably deploy servers and other software, or protect against potentially malicious software. But virtual machines aren’t limited to running full server or desktop operating systems. This tiny VM is capable of deploying software on less powerful systems
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The United States, all European Union member states, and 32 non-EU countries have announced a “Declaration for the Future of the Internet” that lays out priorities for an “open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, and secure” internet. It highlights goals like affordability, net neutrality, and removing illegal content
Read MoreWe’ve all been there. After posting a video to TikTok you realize you need to change the video or add something to the description. Unfortunately, there is no “Edit” button. Once you’ve posted your TikTok, swiftly deleting and re-uploading is the only way to change your captions. But don’t worry; you don’t have to lose
Read MoreNever let those important bits of information escape you again with the help of Quick Note in iPadOS 15. One of the newest features in iPadOS is Quick Note. With this, you can invoke a simple notepad at any time on your iPad, and quickly jot down any little bits of invaluable information, save links,
Read MoreThe company that brought you Snapchat and Spectacles is now selling a $230 drone camera named Pixy.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A huge reason behind Sonos’ success is the company’s adaptability. Whenever a new audio streaming service comes along — and as the industry evolves and pushes new formats like lossless and Dolby Atmos spatial audio — Sonos is always right there trying to support what’s new. For voice
Read MoreThe Sci-Fi Contest closed out on Monday, and we put our heads together and picked our favorites. And it was no easy task, because in addition to many of the projects simply looking stellar, many went all-out on the documentation as well, making these stellar examples that we can all learn from, whether you’re into
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: Snap announces Pixy, a $230 mini-drone that can capture 2.7K videos, 12MP photos, syncs with Snapchat, and weighs 101g, available in the US and France — Meet Pixy, Snap’s little flying companion. Pixy is a mini drone that can act as a camera sidekick when you can’t ask someone to take
Read MoreWas that TikTok video you just posted a little too embarrassing? Or perhaps the effects didn’t turn out the way you wanted. Either way, you always have the option of deleting your videos, or in case you change your mind, you can make them private instead so only you can see them. Here’s how to
Read MoreThis week, we discuss Snap’s new “selfie drone” and what its arrival says about the company’s ambitions.
Read MoreGameloft / Disney Make way for Disney Dreamlight Valley, a new Disney-inspired life-sim that feels as if Disney adults got their hands on the Animal Crossing source code. In combination with yesterday’s formal announcement, I had the opportunity to participate in a hands-off demo to see a bit of the vision the developers at Gameloft
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel / The Verge Last year, Apple added App Tracking Transparency to iOS, and the shift in the flow of data from mobile users was enough to unsettle even Facebook. Now, Google, which relies on targeted advertising for its business model, is preparing its own multi-year adjustment to mobile ad tracking and
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google launches the Privacy Sandbox Developer Preview based on Android 13, with an “early look” at the Topics API and SDK Runtime — As work on the Chrome version continues, Google announced the Privacy Sandbox for Android in February to make mobile advertising more privacy-conscious.
Read MoreJoanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: Snap Pixy review: a cute drone with four flying modes but the footage quality is not great, battery lasts only a few flights, and struggles when it is windy — With this new kind of flying camera, Snapchat’s creators take the stress out of piloting remote-controlled aircraft for aerial
Read MoreImage: Pop TV Schitt’s Creek, the extremely GIF-ed comedy series, will be moving homes from Netflix to Hulu on October 3rd. Hulu announced its acquisition of the show’s US streaming rights on Thursday, saying that it will become the only place you can stream all six seasons of the show later this year. The show
Read MoreCredit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Opinion post by Rita El Khoury Rumors about Google’s first official foray into smartwatches are picking up steam. What sounded like a myth for many years is now looking more and more like a certainty, as bits and pieces of the upcoming Pixel Watch leak from various sources. That
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Fleet, which helps companies track and manage employee laptops and other devices, raises a $20M Series A led by CRV at a $100M post-money valuation — Fleet, a startup offering a service that helps to track and manage enterprise devices like laptops, today announced that it raised $20 million …
Read MoreBeyond accusations of rampant user copyright infringement, film companies have begun accusing VPNs of enabling a slew of more serious illegal activity.
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